The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has successfully deployed its Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS) to the Loan Guaranty Program and the first group of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) users, CGI Federal announced on Wednesday. […]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is touting its progress in decommissioning legacy IT systems, which the agency said is helping it save taxpayer money and reinvest in critical IT updates and infrastructure. […]
Artificial intelligence technologies offer a range of benefits to federal agencies, but an official from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Tuesday warned that agencies should not view AI as “the silver bullet that fixes everything.” […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a $54 million contract to MetTel to modernize the VA’s telecom infrastructure, which includes 15,000 telephone landlines across 1,875 locations. […]
Veterans living in rural America are being left behind by Federal healthcare systems due to shortages of robust broadband services and limited telehealth access, lawmakers and witnesses warned on July 25 during a field hearing of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. […]
President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Ryan Cote to serve as the assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). […]
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an automation system designed to streamline claims processing for death benefits, but a new watchdog report reveals that the system has led to some benefits being incorrectly processed. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking to reorganize its Office of Information and Technology (OIT) workforce to focus on critical IT functions, according to the VA’s acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) Eddie Pool. […]
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., reintroduced a bill on Thursday that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use blockchain technology to improve how veterans receive their benefits and services. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prepares to deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) to 13 sites in fiscal year (FY) 2026, the chief technology officer (CTO) at the agency’s Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office said on Wednesday that “the pressure is really on.” […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday afternoon that it is on track to reduce its workforce by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025, eliminating the need for the agency’s previously planned mass layoffs. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not ensuring the IT systems it purchases meet accessibility standards required by law, according to a new report from the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG). […]
President Donald Trump has nominated Ryan Cote to become the assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer (CIO) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the White House announced on Tuesday. […]
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins called on lawmakers today to provide the agency with a $3.5 billion increase in fiscal year (FY) 2026 for its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program or risk more delays to the program’s rollout. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to modernize its appointment scheduling systems, but a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals that the VA lacks a comprehensive schedule and plan to deliver on the new system requirements. […]
If signed into law, a new discussion draft of legislation to execute oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program would centralize oversight and standardize workflows while modernizing the VA’s systems. […]
Integrating artificial intelligence into customer experience (CX) services can empower veterans and other constituents to shape how they are served, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) CX expert said Tuesday. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) have launched a joint review of transition programs, aiming to fix outdated systems and boost interagency coordination. […]
Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., introduced a new bill this week that would instruct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pilot a cloud-based inventory management system to better track medical devices and equipment. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched a program that it hopes will help improve its management of software licenses – an issue that has drawn recent scrutiny from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). […]
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is calling out the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for ongoing failures to seamlessly transfer medical data for warfighters transitioning from active duty to veteran status. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking to utilize automation technologies to improve its Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) claims process for eligible survivors and dependents of deceased veterans and servicemembers. […]
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) moves forward with its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program, VA Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers today that the program will not be impacted by the agency’s proposed workforce cuts. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a tech system that helps VA schedulers book veterans’ appointments directly into community providers’ scheduling systems, but lawmakers say the agency is rolling out the system too slowly. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is in line for a $5.4 billion funding increase in fiscal year (FY) 2026 under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget published on Friday, including a $2.17 billion increase for the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modernizing its finance and acquisition systems by implementing the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS), but a new watchdog report reveals major gaps in usability testing that could jeopardize future implementation. […]
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers in requesting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) submit an updated schedule and cost estimate to Congress for the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. […]
The Senate has confirmed Paul Lawrence to become the deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), putting him in charge of overseeing the VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday the list of the nine additional VA medical facilities that will deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in 2026, with sites located in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Alaska. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to expand its use of artificial intelligence, with Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Charles Worthington stating that the agency plans to scale AI use cases across the department in 2025. […]